Hardware Selection; Process Control System Pcs - Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 Configuration Manual

Preparation and administration
4.2 Preparatory planning
The concept presented consists of the following components:
● 1 engineering station (ES): Central station for configuring the complete automation solution.
● 2 automation systems (AS 410S and AS 410H): for example for automating two plant areas
"Reactor 1" and "Reactor 2".
● 1 OS server with redundant OS server as a partner station for providing the process pictures
and process data for operating the plant.
● 4 OS clients for centralized and decentralized process operation
This structure can be easily scaled to larger quantity structures by adding further automation
systems or redundant OR server pairs.
Note
Derivation of the appropriate automation solution for a process plant is explained in more detail
through an overview of typical questions in the "SIMATIC Process Control System PCS 7
Engineering System" manual. Taking this overview into account is recommended for effective
planning of the plant.
4.2.3

Hardware selection

Recommended hardware configuration
The PC hardware should correspond to the recommended hardware configuration, which is
described in the supplied "PCS 7 Readme" documentation for the PCS 7 version to be installed.
Above all, it should be ensured that there is sufficient RAM, fast hard drives and industrial
compatibility for the place of use in order to avoid performance limitations at a later date.
Recommended hardware (as part of Lifecycle agreements)
Use SIMATIC PCS 7 industrial workstations based on SIMATIC IPC. These are system-tested
and pre-installed with the relevant PCS 7 version. Expenditure from installation, maintenance
and repair of the PC hardware is thereby reduced considerably.
Note
Special attention should be paid to hardware compatibility for operating systems Windows 7,
Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012
R2 based on 64 bit for released for PCS 7 V8.2. For this pay attention to the hardware
compatibility matrix in the "PCS 7 Readme V8.2"
en/view/109478781) document.
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Compendium Part A - Configuration Guidelines (V8.2)
Configuration Manual, 08/2016, A5E38166869-AA